The Myth About the Authentic Catholic Woman

Women can’t hide in the shadows anymore. We need to speak up.

Religion has long had a complicated relationship with women. Organized religion — Catholicism in particular — doesn’t really know what to do with them. For centuries, the question has stayed the same: Do women have a role in religion? And if so, what does that role look like?

The role between women and Church leadership has long been tenuous. Women can’t be put in positions of leadership…